Payroll Tax Analyst

Position Overview

The Payroll Tax Analyst is a key member of the Corporate Payroll team -working in a hybrid model from Milwaukee WI or Rosemont IL and is responsible for ensuring accurate and compliant payroll tax processing across U.S. operations. This role owns payroll tax compliance filings reconciliations and agency interactions and partners closely with Payroll HR Finance and third-party vendors to ensure adherence to federal state and local regulations.

The Payroll Tax Analyst acts as a subject matter expert for payroll tax matters providing guidance to payroll team members and cross-functional partners. This role is critical in maintaining strong internal controls supporting audits and driving continuous improvement in payroll tax processes and systems. This is a hybrid position working from either Rosemont IL or Milwaukee WI.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely payroll tax filings and payments across all U.S. jurisdictions (federal state and local)
• Partner with third-party tax vendor to monitor filing status funding and issue resolution; prepare filings for jurisdictions not supported by the vendor
• Perform and review payroll tax reconciliations (Forms 941 W-2 state and local returns) and resolve variances with payroll and general ledger
• Maintain and execute payroll tax controls to support SOX compliance and audit readiness
• Manage payroll tax notices agency correspondence and audits through resolution including penalty mitigation when applicable
• Ensure accurate tax setup and compliance for new hires transfers and multi-state work arrangements within the payroll system (Dayforce)
• Support tax account registrations and compliance setup for new entities business expansions mergers and acquisitions
• Lead year-end payroll tax activities including W-2 balancing validation and distribution support
• Identify and implement process improvements and contribute to SOPs and documentation to enhance accuracy and efficiency
• This is a hybrid role working from Milwaukee WI or Rosemont Il 3 days a week.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive payroll tax experience in a complex multi-state U.S. environment supporting high-volume multi-company organizations (5000 employees)
• Experience managing federal state and local tax registrations and account maintenance including new entity setup and jurisdictional expansions
• Strong knowledge of U.S. payroll tax regulations and filings (e.g. Forms 941 W-2)
• Experience working with payroll tax vendors and payroll systems (Dayforce preferred) including tax setup configuration and issue resolution
• Understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance with experience supporting audits and maintaining payroll tax documentation
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills including payroll tax reconciliations and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel Word Outlook)
• Ability to act as a subject matter expert providing guidance to stakeholders and driving process improvements
• Strong attention to detail organizational skills and ability to handle sensitive and confidential employee information with discretion

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or a related field
• CPP or FPC certification

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Expected Base Salary Range: 69100 - 103 600

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the companys base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors including but not limited to the physical worksite location the geographic market of that location candidates skill set level of experience education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors

• Medical Dental Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power transmit and control motion. The Companys electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Companys automation offering comprised of controls actuators drives and precision motors controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Companys end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds and include factory automation food & beverage aerospace medical data center warehouse alternative energy residential and commercial buildings general industrial construction metals and mining and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions Power Efficiency Solutions and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information including a copy of our Sustainability Report visit .

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex/gender sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy age ancestry national origin genetic information marital status citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract) disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds perspectives and skills. If youd like to view a copy of the companys affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement please email you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application please e-mail

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